(19)
(11) EP 1 840 727 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21) Application number: 07104701.3

(22) Date of filing: 22.03.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 31.03.2006 JP 2006098004

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Uchida, Tatsuro
    Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Printing system


(57) A print controlling method in a print controlling apparatus for controlling printing processing by using printing limitation information indicating printing limitation, including an obtaining step of obtaining printing limitation information; an identifying step of identifying printing setting set to the printing data; a deciding step of deciding the printing setting by which the printing setting is within the printing authority information by using the printing setting identified at the identifying step and the printing authority information; a determining step of determining whether the printing setting decided by the deciding unit is inconsistent with the other setting set to the printing data; and an executing unit for allowing the printing setting for the printing data outside the range of the printing authority information if it is determined as inconsistent at the determining step, is disclosed.







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